"Good Without God" Public Talk with author, Greg M. Epstein

Young Adult Ministry, First Unitarian Church of Baltimore and Baltimore Coalition of Reason present "Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe," a public talk by Greg M. Epstein. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University and author of the just-released best-seller, Good Without God (HarperCollins, 2009).

Sunday afternoon's event will begin at 3:00 with a Reception and Book Signing, followed at 4:00 by a Public Talk and reading.

All are welcome. Free admission. Childcare provided.

Big Question of the Week

All people everywhere wrestle with the big questions in life.  On the heels of our first ever Big Questions Letter Exchange program, each week we'll propose a "Big Question of the Week" for you to think about, comment on, and talk about with your friends and family and kids.  This week's Big Question:

How do you wrestle with the Big Questions of life?

December Calendar of Events Available

Download your own copy of December's Calendar of Events at First Unitarian by clicking here.

Solstice Service Choir Accepting Members!

An invitation is extended to anyone interested in singing with the choir at the Solstice Service on December 21^st at 7pm to attend a rehearsal on Monday evening, December 14^th, from 7 until 9 pm in the Pratt Parish Hall.  We will also meet before the service to “warm up” at 6pm.  Contact Jim Houston.

Winter Solstice will be celebrated with a seasonal ritual at the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, Charles and Franklin Streets at 7 p.m. Monday, December 21. The ritual will include songs, poetry, drama, and symbolic extinguishing of the old year’s fire and lighting of the new.

Join in turning of the wheel of the year. Celebrate the dance of the cosmos and the return of the light. Welcome the New Year. Bless the newborn babes. Give thanks for seasonal blessings. Taste the sweetness of life.

Ancient peoples around the world marked this event—in structures, stories, and feasts. Come and carry on the earth-honoring tradition! Children and infants are warmly welcome.  Food and fellowship will follow in the Parish Hall on Charles Street.

The ritual was created by Patricia Montley, author of In Nature’s Honor: Myths and Rituals Celebrating the Earth (Skinner House Books), whose several op-ed pieces on seasonal holidays have appeared in the Baltimore Sun.

Got Talent? Share it!

Our first multi-generational talent show, First U’s Got Talent! will premier on Sunday, February 7 from 1:30-3:30pm in the Parish Hall.

Come for lunch and stay for the show, to see our talented teens, tweens, children and tots – along with families with other adults, performing all kinds of fabulous acts.

If you would like to schedule a group or solo act, please sign-up at the Welcome Table in the Parish Hall or contact Lee Dix.

Youth members: we are seeking a master of ceremonies for this fabulous event!  If you are interested in becoming our emcee, please contact Lee Dix as soon as possible.

All participants should plan on attending the rehearsal on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1:30-3:30.

Big Question of the Week

All people everywhere wrestle with the big questions in life.  On the heels of our first ever Big Questions Letter Exchange program, each week we'll propose a "Big Question of the Week" for you to think about, comment on, and talk about with your friends and family and kids.  This week's Big Question:

Is there anything in life that you consider "sacred?" 
What and why?

First Unitarian Church Advent Retreat

Saturday, Dec. 5, Led by Rev. David Carl Olson

Our minister presents an opportunity to consider the classic Biblical texts of the preparatory season before Christmas. Considering the words of the Hebrew prophets—especially understood by the writers of the early Jesus movement—we will spend a half-day in retreat with singing, visual art, commentary and meditation.  Download a flyer for this event here.

To register online or to request information regarding our other ongoing groups for Adults, click here. For a registration form to download and print instead, click here. Return completed print forms to Becky Brooks any Sunday during coffee hour or mail to the church office (1 W. Hamilton St., Baltimore, MD 21201). If you have any questions about the Lifespan Religious Education programs at First Unitarian, contact Becky Brooks.